2026-27 NBA Power Rankings

All 30 teams ranked.

Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:35 AM ET

At a glance

Rating moves, last 10 games

Biggest gain: +16rating pts; Timberwolves; 1 game
Biggest drop: −16rating pts; Knicks; 1 game
Biggest one-game swing: −16rating pts; Knicks; Lost 106–100 to PHI

Best matchups

This week: OKCvsSA; OKC won 116–104

Rankings

Based on 25,000 simulations, 1% into the season.

Playoff chancesLower oddsHigher odds

						Playoff Chances
Rank	Team
1	Thunder1-0	Last game: Elo up 15	1694	–	60.5	97%	21%
2	Knicks0-1	Last game: Elo down 16	1673	–	56.8	95%	16%
3	Spurs0-1	Last game: Elo down 15	1666	–	57.0	95%	14%
4	Pistons1-0	Last game: Elo up 9	1611	–	52.6	88%	7%
5	Celtics0-1	Last game: Elo down 9	1589	–	49.4	81%	5%
6	Nuggets0-0		1589	–	49.5	82%	4%
7	Hornets1-0	Last game: Elo up 5	1580	–	49.7	81%	4%
8	Timberwolves1-0	Last game: Elo up 16	1577	–	48.4	79%	4%
9	Lakers1-0	Last game: Elo up 8	1577	–	48.9	80%	4%
10	Rockets1-0	Last game: Elo up 6	1570	–	48.5	79%	3%
11	Cavaliers0-0		1565	–	47.6	76%	3%
12	76ers1-0	Last game: Elo up 16	1548	–	46.6	72%	2%
13	Hawks1-0	Last game: Elo up 13	1539	–	45.5	70%	2%
14	Trail Blazers1-0	Last game: Elo up 15	1535	–	44.7	67%	2%
15	Raptors1-0	Last game: Elo up 9	1533	–	44.4	66%	2%
16	Magic0-1	Last game: Elo down 13	1527	–	43.3	63%	2%
17	Clippers1-0	Last game: Elo up 8	1523	–	43.9	64%	1%
18	Suns0-1	Last game: Elo down 15	1497	–	40.4	53%	<1%
19	Heat0-1	Last game: Elo down 16	1492	–	40.2	51%	<1%
20	Warriors0-1	Last game: Elo down 8	1442	–	34.9	32%	<1%
21	Pelicans0-1	Last game: Elo down 9	1421	–	32.3	24%	<1%
22	Mavericks0-1	Last game: Elo down 6	1394	–	30.1	17%	<1%
23	Bucks0-1	Last game: Elo down 15	1386	–	29.4	16%	<1%
24	Pacers1-0	Last game: Elo up 9	1382	–	29.9	16%	<1%
25	Bulls0-1	Last game: Elo down 9	1381	–	28.6	14%	<1%
26	Kings0-1	Last game: Elo down 8	1377	–	28.3	14%	<1%
27	Grizzlies1-0	Last game: Elo up 13	1357	–	27.1	11%	<1%
28	Nets0-1	Last game: Elo down 5	1331	–	24.1	6%	<1%
29	Jazz0-1	Last game: Elo down 13	1331	–	23.7	6%	<1%
30	Wizards1-0	Last game: Elo up 15	1313	–	23.5	5%	<1%

Trend: Elo change over each team’s last 10 games (all games so far until a team has played 10)
SoS Rk: SoS Played Rank
Title: Win Finals

Battle for No. 1

Who has held No. 1 in our rankings this season, day by day.

Thunder2/2 days at No. 1

Rank comparison

Our rank beside Sagarin, TeamRankings, Massey and ESPN, sorted by their consensus (the average of their ranks).

Rank 30Rank 1

					The other sites
Rank	Team
1	Thunder1-0	1	1.0	Agree	1	1	1	1
2	Spurs0-1	3	4.5	We rank them higher by 1.5	2	2	12	2
tied for 3	Timberwolves1-0	8	5.0	We rank them lower by 3.0	8	3	3	6
tied for 3	76ers1-0	12	5.0	We rank them lower by 7.0	4	5	4	7
5	Pistons1-0	4	5.3	We rank them higher by 1.3	5	9	2	5
6	Knicks0-1	2	6.8	We rank them higher by 4.8	3	6	15	3
7	Raptors1-0	15	7.3	We rank them lower by 7.7	11	4	6	8
8	Celtics0-1	5	8.5	We rank them higher by 3.5	6	7	17	4
9	Rockets1-0	10	9.3	We rank them lower by 0.7	9	8	9	11
10	Nuggets0-0	6	10.0	We rank them higher by 4.0	7	10	14	9
11	Lakers1-0	9	10.8	We rank them higher by 1.8	13	11	7	12
12	Cavaliers0-0	11	11.3	We rank them higher by 0.3	10	12	13	10
13	Hawks1-0	13	11.8	We rank them lower by 1.2	15	14	5	13
14	Trail Blazers1-0	14	13.8	We rank them lower by 0.2	17	13	8	17
15	Pacers1-0	24	15.3	We rank them lower by 8.7	14	15	16	16
16	Heat0-1	19	16.3	We rank them lower by 2.7	12	17	22	14
17	Hornets1-0	7	16.5	We rank them higher by 9.5	20	18	10	18
18	Magic0-1	16	16.8	We rank them higher by 0.8	16	16	20	15
19	Wizards1-0	30	20.3	We rank them lower by 9.7	22	19	19	21
tied for 20	Suns0-1	18	20.5	We rank them higher by 2.5	19	23	21	19
tied for 20	Warriors0-1	20	20.5	We rank them higher by 0.5	18	21	23	20
tied for 22	Clippers1-0	17	22.3	We rank them higher by 5.3	27	25	11	26
tied for 22	Grizzlies1-0	27	22.3	We rank them lower by 4.7	25	22	18	24
24	Jazz0-1	29	23.3	We rank them lower by 5.7	21	20	30	22
25	Mavericks0-1	22	23.5	We rank them higher by 1.5	23	24	24	23
tied for 26	Pelicans0-1	21	25.8	We rank them higher by 4.8	26	26	26	25
tied for 26	Bulls0-1	25	25.8	We rank them higher by 0.8	24	27	25	27
28	Bucks0-1	23	28.0	We rank them higher by 5.0	28	28	28	28
29	Nets0-1	28	29.0	We rank them higher by 1.0	29	29	29	29
30	Kings0-1	26	29.3	We rank them higher by 3.3	30	30	27	30

Guru: Power Rankings Guru
SAG: Sagarin
TR: TeamRankings
MR: Massey